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equiponderate
Definition of equiponderate
-ed/-ing/-s
intransitive verb
archaic : to be equal in weight or force the design … must be regulated by the art of statics and the duly poising of all parts to equiponderate — Sir Christopher Wren
transitive verb
archaic : to equal or make equal in weight : counterbalance balance
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Origin and Etymology of equiponderate
Medieval Latin aequiponderatus, past participle of aequiponderare, from Latin aequi- equi- + ponderare to weigh
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Origin and Etymology of equiponderate
Medieval Latin aequiponderatus
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